Movie Description
CASABLANCA: World War II Morocco springs to life in Michael Curtiz's (THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, YANKEE DOODLE DANDY) classic love story. Colorful characters abound in Casablanca, a waiting room for Europeans trying to escape Hitler's war-torn Europe. Humphrey Bogart plays Richard "Rick" Blaine, a cynical but good-hearted American whose café is the gathering place for everyone from the French Police to the black market to the Nazis. When his long-lost love, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), surfaces in Casablanca with her Resistance leader husband, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), Rick is pulled into both a love triangle and a web of political intrigue. Ilsa and Victor need to escape from Casablanca, and Rick may be the only one who can help them. The question is, will he?
MALTESE FALCON: Hard-drinking private eye Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) sleuths the backyard of San Francisco in search of an elusive black bird statuette while evading the setups of three disparate miscreants: the duplicitous Brigid, the perfumed Mr. Cairo, and the scheming Fat Man. John Huston's brilliant directorial debut is aided by first-rate performances, excellent camera work, as well as the director's acute attention to detail while shooting the film. Based on the crime novel by Dashiell Hammett. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Sydney Greenstreet), and Best Screenplay. Previous versions of the story were filmed in 1931 (a.k.a. DANGEROUS FEMALE) and in 1936 (as SATAN MET A LADY, starring Bette Davis), and poorly redone in 1975 (THE BLACK BIRD).
| Credits | | Cast: | Gladys George, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Mary Astor, Paul Henreid |
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CASABLANCA
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - English
Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Documentary - 1. YOU MUST REMEMBER THUS
Introduction - 1. Lauren Bacall
Deleted Scenes/Outtakes
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Interactive Menus
Scene Access
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Production Notes
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Weblinks
Additional Products:
Booklet
MALTESE FALCON
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Dolby Digital Stereo - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1.Theatrical Trailers (2)
Includes BECOMING ATTRACTIONS: THE TRAILERS OF HUMPHREY BOGART, a look back at Bogey's Warner Bros. films through trailers, hosted by Robert Osborne.
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Interactive Menus
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Production Notes
A HISTORY OF MYSTERY essay
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